October Newsletter

Math:  

In math students will be working with multiplication and division.  They will explore the meaning behind these concepts.  Students will develop their mathematical tool belt with strategies when attacking multiplication and division problems.

Student Handbook: 39-46, 49-53    

Learning Targets: Multiplication and division are inverse operations and can be modeled in a variety of ways

Literacy:  

In reading we will focus on the strategy of sensory images.  Your reader will activate his or her senses to put themselves in the text to give meaning.  The third graders will recognize that their response of feelings and emotions can help them better understand the text.  

For Writer’s Workshop we will work on finishing up our personal narratives this month. We will also work on the structure of writing and how that helps the reader better understand, retain information, and gain meaning from our writing.

Learning Targets: Strategies are needed to make meaning of various types of literary genres. Comprehension strategies are necessary when reading informational or persuasive text    

Social Studies:

Students will explore the structure of a successful community.  We will study how civics within our personal, local, and national government is used and the benefits it provides to the community.  As responsible citizens students within our Colorado community, we will add to our background knowledge, analyze and take action on open space and environmental issues.  

Learning Targets: Respecting the views and rights of others is a key component of a democratic society. The origins, structure, and functions of local government.

Problem Solving: Appraise the interaction between individual and societal activities.

Resilience and Adaptability: Appraise the interaction between individual and societal activities.

Civic Responsibility: Analyze characteristics of effective citizenship.

Collaboration: Evaluate environment influence on sustainability.

Critical Thinking: Create knowledge through the process of inquiry based on multiple evidence.